Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders launches Senate bid

Carried by the enthusiasm of a young and mobilized electorate Sanders emerged as a surprise Democrat competitor to Hillary Clinton in 2016

Now, Vermonters are left wondering- is Sanders committed to a full third term or will he seek the presidency again in 2020?

The senator from the U.S. state of Vermont pledged he would continue to be the fiercest opponent in the Senate to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump. Many mainstream Democrats warn that Sanders-style socialist candidates might alienate just enough voters to deliver key races to Republicans.

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont says he's running for re-election this fall. Sanders' last campaign for U.S. Senate, in 2012, ended with a landslide victory over Republican John MacGovern in which Sanders got 71 percent of the vote.

"Ideas that I was talking about, which seemed pretty fringy at one time, now seem to be mainstream and it's important that we continue that progress", Sanders said.

"What does it say that we have high school students that say 'oh, yeah, I expected this.' Todd asked Sanders". Sanders would, however, accept the endorsement of the Vermont Democratic Party. But the GOP believes Sanders' vision is bigger government and higher taxes. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC), arguing that national Democrats are making the same mistakes that led to the Republican wave year of 2014. But so far, the Vermont GOP isn't backing him.

The DCCC has come under scrutiny from progressives and even more centrist Democrats during the 2018 election cycle for meddling in Democratic primaries across the country and choosing establishment Democrats for their "Red to Blue" program. The candidate said he would formally launch his campaign in June with rallies across Vermont.

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